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[quote=Anonymous]We live in Texas for the last 7 years after having grown up in Fairfax county and suburban NY and having lived in NYC for several years during and after grad school.

No state income tax in Texas which is part of the reason DH was happy to move here. But, the social services are shit as a result, so hope you don’t ever need them. Some of the schools are “rated” highly but school ratings are loaded and rarely aaccount for how your actual kids will perform. And if you have any kids with special needs or learning differences Texas is NOT known for their special ed services and I say this from firsthand experience as well as reputation of the state. Cost of living is also generally lower but housing can sneak up on you.

Texas is huge and the weather varies widely. You said Dallas which is not where we live but I have been there several times. Dallas gets a bit more seasonal weather and gets snow occasionally, but it will never be a ton (can still shut the city down because few places in Texas are equipped). I think the Houston and Austin cities and suburbs are more interesting than Dallas, frankly. There are also a lot of healthcare/hospital options in Houston. BUT the weather there is miserable for many months. There is rarely snow/cold/ice but you can barely walk to your car from May-Sept. Even in the winter it’s humid!

No metro areas in Texas are walkable unless you live right smack in a downtown area and even then. Walkability ranks probably Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, Houston. But compared to Arlington or Alexandria or DC they’re really not even close.

Plenty of people in Texas are (privileged to be) neutral about politics but plenty of people are political and active in those circles. Suburban Texas is turning purple but mostly in the suburbs of a few reliably liberal cities.

Best thing you can do is go visit a few times before officially deciding. [/quote]

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